Minn. teen sentenced in Wisconsin crash that killed 2
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A Minnesota teen is sentenced to eight years in prison for a car crash that killed two passengers last summer in western Wisconsin.
Austin Pederson, 18, earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle in an agreement with prosecutors in St. Croix County.
Authorities say Pederson had a detectable amount of marijuana in his system when he lost control of his car while speeding in Star Prairie and rolled the vehicle on a curve.
Seventeen-year-old Daishonna Payne and 26-year-old Alan Alwin were killed in the crash.
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The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports St. Croix County Judge Eric Lundell also sentenced Pederson to 8 years of extended supervision following his prison sentence.
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Information from: St. Paul Pioneer Press
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